Dorset Rethink Carers Support Service

Organiser: Rethink Mental Illness

Where

When

Project availability

The activity runs from 22 November 2024 to 22 November 2025. The Dorset Youth does not manage bookings for this activity and is not responsible for the delivery of the project. If you have any questions, please contact the organisation directly.

Session information will be given after you have completed the referral process.

What

Dorset Carers Support offers advice, information and peer support for people who look after someone living with mental illness throughout the Dorset Council area. We provide one to one and group support on a wide range of topics including, specialist emotional support, targeted 1:1 support to identify and achieve personal goals, navigating the mental health system, information on conditions, medications, as well as carers rights. Our service also offers group activities and outings so that our attendees can meet other carers in their local area. In addition to this we manage a carer respite fund providing respite for carers in order to improve wellbeing. We also provide specialist training to support unpaid carers of someone with a mental illness.

Our service is open to people based in Dorset except for residents who live in Bournemouth and Poole who can contact CRISP (www.crispweb.org)

To access this service please click the enquiry button below to download a self-referral form and complete it and then send it to dorsetcarers@rethink.org

Any queries, please get in touch!

Please note the location given isn't the actual location of the session - this information will be given after you have completed the referral process.

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